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TIL that the brown paper bag test is a term in the African American community to discriminate against darker skinned black people by comparing their skin tone to a brown paper bag. Many were barre... (en.wikipedia.org)
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Original Title: TIL that the brown paper bag test is a term in the African American community to discriminate against darker skinned black people by comparing their skin tone to a brown paper bag. Many were barred from having access to resources and public spaces because of it.

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